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I BAG HOLDER. N0. 302,1 6Z. Patented July 15, 1884.

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' JNVEWTOR Cfm dttorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO CALVIN MOODY RULAND, or ROOKTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,162, dated July 15, 1884.

Application filed May 121884. (No model.) A

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN MooDY RULANI),

a citizen of the United States,'residing at Rockton, in the county of Winnebago and Stateof 5 Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in paper-bag holders for merchants; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as more fully hereinafter set forth, and specificallypointed out in the claims. .5 In the drawings, Figure 1 representsa perspective view of my improved device, showing the parts in normal position and Fig. 2, a similar View showing a portion of the device in position to permit the bags to be secured. v

The letter A indicates a support of any suitable description mounted in an upright position' upon a base, B. The support, however,

may be the wall of a roomor any suitable structure, if desired.

' D indicates a series of 7 brackets of any desired number, which are secured to the support. These brackets are provided with curved hooks E, upon which the bags are secured.

Between the arms 6 of the brackets are piv oted the levers F,- which are Weighted at their free ends and adapted to set on the ends of the hooks to hold the bags in place. The

brackets, except theupper ones, are provided with bails G, which are held down when in normal position by means of the spiral springs v H, so as to keep the bagsclosely packed, and when elevated to hold the bags of each bracket up, so'that the bags maybe placed on the hook of the bracket below, as shown in Fig. 2 of 40 the drawings. The brackets increase in size from top to bottom in order to receive bags of successive sizes, so that the bags of each series may be readily received for removal. The levers F are raised simultaneously with 45 the bails, so as to swing free from the hooks.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

bracket having a curved hook and a pivoted lever, weighted at the end, and adapted to set over the hook to hold the bag thereon, substantially as specified.

'th eirhooks, of the weighted levers, and the bails and operating-springs, arranged in a series gradually increasing in size from top to bottom, substantially as and for the purpose specified. I t

. I -In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

., CALVIN MOODY BULAND.

1. In a bag-holder, the combination of a 5o 

